2016 Labour Party leadership election

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The 2016 Labour Party leadership election was a contest within the UK Labour Party, triggered by internal dissent against leader Jeremy Corbyn and resulting in his re-election against challenger Owen Smith.

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instanceOf Labour Party leadership election
United Kingdom internal party leadership election
ballotClosingDate 2016-09-21
ballotOpeningDate 2016-08-22
ballotsCast 506438
campaignPositionOfOwenSmith soft Brexit and opposition to austerity
campaignSloganOfJeremyCorbyn Straight talking, honest politics
cause mass resignations from the Shadow Cabinet
vote of no confidence in Jeremy Corbyn
challenger Owen Smith NERFINISHED
context aftermath of the 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum
country United Kingdom
electoralCollegeUsed no
electorate Labour Party affiliated supporters
Labour Party members
Labour Party registered supporters
endDate 2016-09-24
followedBy 2020 Labour Party leadership election NERFINISHED
follows 2015 Labour Party leadership election NERFINISHED
hasCandidate Jeremy Corbyn NERFINISHED
Owen Smith NERFINISHED
incumbentLeaderDuringElection Jeremy Corbyn NERFINISHED
language English
locationOfResultAnnouncement Liverpool NERFINISHED
loser Owen Smith NERFINISHED
mainOpponentOfJeremyCorbyn Owen Smith NERFINISHED
mediaCoverageBy BBC News NERFINISHED
The Daily Telegraph NERFINISHED
The Guardian NERFINISHED
opposedByMajorityOfParliamentaryLabourParty true
organisedBy Labour Party (UK) NERFINISHED
partyWingAssociatedWithJeremyCorbyn Labour left NERFINISHED
partyWingAssociatedWithOwenSmith Labour soft left NERFINISHED
percentageForJeremyCorbyn 61.8%
percentageForOwenSmith 38.2%
predecessorLeader Jeremy Corbyn NERFINISHED
reaffirmedMandateFor Jeremy Corbyn NERFINISHED
relatedEvent 2016 vote of no confidence in Jeremy Corbyn
resultAnnouncedAt Labour Party special conference in Liverpool
resultDate 2016-09-24
startDate 2016-07-11
successorLeader Jeremy Corbyn NERFINISHED
triggeredBy internal dissent against Jeremy Corbyn
turnout 77.6%
typeOfElection party leadership contest
votingMethod preferential ballot
votingSystem one member one vote
winner Jeremy Corbyn NERFINISHED

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2015 Labour Party leadership election followedBy 2016 Labour Party leadership election